October continues to bring us amazing hip-hop releases, and our Fire Emoji playlist is here to round up the best of the best this week. Kicking things off is the latest single from Ab-Soul, “All That” featuring JasonMartin and Thirsty P, from his upcoming new album. This is a dark and bass-heavy West Coast banger, and we love to hear Soulo back in this mode. Next up is the extended version of late legend Juice WRLD’s posthumous The Pre-Party EP. In particular, the song “Both Ways” has a pretty minimally woozy trap beat, so the Chicago artist takes center stage through his flow switches.
In addition, Fire Emoji also highlights ian’s new album Goodbye Horses, on which “Sh*t Sad” with Chief Keef emulates those early 2010s trap and Chicago drill days. On a more contemporary tip, Gunna once again builds an effortless delivery over a vibey and simple Turbo beat on his new single, “HIM ALL ALONG.” As for some comebacks on this new playlist update, Ferg continues to build up hype for his next move with yet another cut, “Thought I Was Dead.” Thanks to an engaging beat switch-up and rambunctious deliveries and background vocals, this is a surefire hype-builder.
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Elsewhere, even though Lil Durk sadly delayed his album Deep Thoughts, he gave fans another taste of it with the song “Opportunist.” This is a more mellow and reflective Smurk, and he’s done a solid job of balancing out this new LP’s direction through his varied teases. But Fire Emoji also looks back on revamped versions of 2023 standouts, such as Danny Brown dropping a deluxe version of Quaranta. With two new tracks, including the playful and Bruiser Wolf-assisted “Cheaters,” the Detroit creative is reminding us just how great this era is for him.
Speaking of albums, Benny The Butcher and 38 Spesh teamed up for STABBED & SHOT 2, on which “Center Stage” is a grand feeler track. Finally, Ice Cube closes us out with a throwback G-funk-ish single titled “It’s My Ego.” Let us know what your favorite Fire Emoji pick was this week, as well as what else we missed, down in the comments below. Check the playlist out above and, as always, stick around on HNHH for the best rap releases around the clock.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case.
Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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